NAS8
NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 - E-MAILED
09/29/2025
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AFRIQ QUALITY
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Active USPTO registrationType: CombinedOffice: United States
Risk and opportunity diagnosis
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USPTO status
Active USPTO registration
Case type
Application and registration
Recorded events
30
Latest update
09/30/2025
Trademark type
Combined
Nice classes
35
Filing date
05/03/2017
Registration date
06/19/2018
Expiration date
-
Complete case details
Structured fields from the responsible authority and the official record.
Status date
09/29/2025
Last transaction
09/30/2025
Responsible office
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Status code
701
Official register
Principal Register
First use anywhere
2013-00-00
First use in commerce
2013-00-00
Drawing code
3
Owner type
03
Owner location
Dallas, TX
Examiner
WINTER,MELISSA S
Current location
Historical data usage
Mark description
The mark consists of the following on a red rectangular background with gold outlining: the profile of a lion's head in shades of gold with brown at the edges of the mane, black outlining around the eye, a black mouth, a black nose, and white patches on the top of the nose, front of the mouth, and on the chin, above the wording "AFRIQ", where "AFRI" appears in white stylized text and "Q" appears in gold stylized text. The wording "QUALITY" appears in smaller gold stylized text beneath the rectangle.
Holders and representatives
Holders
Atlantic Food & Spices, Inc.
Representatives
Atlantic Food & Spices, Inc.
Technical classification
Nice Classes
Class 35
Vienna Codes
No Vienna codes available.
Goods and services
Class 35
Wholesale food distributorship services
Publications
History of USPTO decisions and trademark events.
30 publications found
8.OK
REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED
09/29/2025
PRAN
POST REGISTRATION ACTION MAILED NO RESPONSE REQUIRED
09/29/2025
PRA8
POST REGISTRATION ACTION MAILED - SEC. 8
02/27/2025
APRE
CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
02/26/2025
ES8R
TEAS SECTION 8 RECEIVED
06/17/2024
REM1
COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
06/19/2023
R.PR
REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
06/19/2018
SUNA
NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF STATEMENT OF USE E-MAILED
05/16/2018
CNPR
ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED
05/15/2018
SUPC
STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE
05/08/2018
AITU
CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL
05/02/2018
IUAF
USE AMENDMENT FILED
04/13/2018
EISU
TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED
04/13/2018
NOAM
NOA E-MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
12/26/2017
NPUB
OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED
10/31/2017
PUBO
PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
10/31/2017
NONP
NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED
10/11/2017
CNSA
APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
09/21/2017
TEME
TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
09/21/2017
CRFA
CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
09/21/2017
ALIE
ASSIGNED TO LIE
09/17/2017
TROA
TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
09/11/2017
GNRN
NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
08/08/2017
GNRT
NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
08/08/2017
CNRT
NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
08/08/2017
DOCK
ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
07/31/2017
MDSC
NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED
05/10/2017
NWOS
NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
05/09/2017
NWAP
NEW APPLICATION ENTERED
05/06/2017
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